DANGEROUS DRUGS - PHARMACEUTICAL LITIGATION
The number of people needlessly hurt or killed by prescription drugs has reached an all time high. The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) and other agencies, including the American Medical Association and the Harvard School of Public Health, have reported that prescription drugs cause an enormous number of preventable injuries and deaths each year. These injuries are caused from adverse drug reactions, carelessness, incompetence and greed. Mistakes can occur at any point in the prescription drug delivery process, from the manufacturer to the sales clerk or nurse assistant that administers the drug to the patient. Experts estimate that at least two-thirds of the deaths and injuries caused by prescription drugs could be prevented.
Adverse drug reactions in hospital patients alone are estimated to cause over 100,000 deaths and 2.2 million injuries each year, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This study did not include deaths and injuries caused by errors in prescribing or administering medications. Another study at the Harvard School of Public Health found that 6.5 percent of the patients at two Boston teaching hospitals had been injured by their medications. One-third of these injuries were the result of a mistake.
The number of injuries and deaths caused each year by dangerous or defective drugs and mistakes in the prescribing or administration of drugs out-numbers the number of people killed or seriously injured in car accidents each year.
If you have been seriously injured, or a loved one has suffered a wrongful death, as the result of a defective drug, the attorneys at Levinson Axelrod can help you in recovering the highest compensation for your loss. We help our clients fight back with cases expertly and expediently handled by our team including Certified Civil Trial Attorneys and knowledgeable New Jersey pharmaceutical litigation lawyers. Our reputation for favorable verdicts and settlements for our clients is built on unparalleled compassion, strategy and performance.
